Format:
Online Ressource (266 pages)
ISBN:
9781317543756
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1317543750
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9781317543749
,
1317543742
Series Statement:
Religion, cognition and culture
Content:
The Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fire-walking ritual. Carrying the sacred icons of the saints, participants dance over hot coals as the saint moves them. ''The Burning Saints'' presents an analysis of these rituals and the psychology behind them. Based on long-term fieldwork, ''The Burning Saints'' traces the historical development and sociocultural cont
Note:
"First published 2012 by Equinox Publishing Ltd., an imprint of Acumen. - Print version record
Additional Edition:
9781317543749
Additional Edition:
1317543742
Additional Edition:
9781317543732
Additional Edition:
1317543734
Additional Edition:
9781845539764
Additional Edition:
9781845539764
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Xygalatas, Dimitris Burning Saints : Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781845539764
Language:
English
Keywords:
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